Lesson – 22
Left – Right
I.
Fill in the blanks:
1. Directions help us to locate places.
2. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
3. A book of maps is called an atlas.
4. The explanation of symbols is called a key.
5. We can take the help of a road map to locate places in a city.
6. Maps show boundaries.
7. A symbol is a sign.
8. There are four main directions.
II. Match the following:
1. Tamilnadu
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Southern state of India.
2. Jammu and Kashmir
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Northern state of India.
3. Assam
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Eastern state of India.
4. Gujarat
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Western state of India.
III. Answer the following:
1. Name the four directions. Also write the directions around you when
you face the rising sun.
 The four main directions are East, West, North and South.
 If I face the rising sun, that is the east. West lies behind me.
 North is to my leftand south is to my right.
2. What is a compass?
 A compass is an instrument which helps us to know the
directions with the help of a needle.
 The needle always points to the North- South direction.
3. What is a sketch?
 A sketch is a rough drawing of a place.
 It usually has important landmarks.
4. What is a landmark?
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A landmark is something that we can seeclearly and recognize easily, like a
hospital, school, park, etc.
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It helps us to know where we are and how can we reach our destination.
5. What is a plan?
 A plan is a detailed drawing of a small area.
 It may be of a house, a building, a market or a residential area.
Home work
Draw a road map from your home to your school. Write the directions and
show important landmarks on it.
IV. Answer in detail:
1. What is a map? Write about the positions of directions on the map.
 A map is a drawing of a large area down to scale.
 The area could be a town, a country or the world.
 When we stand facing the map, the top shows the north and the bottom
shows the south.
 On our right is east, and on our left is west.
 With the help of these four directions, we can locate any place on the map.
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